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The Public Service Union of Belize is a trade union representing public sector workers in Belize. The union was founded in 1922 as a professional organisation, named the Civil Service Association . In the early 1960s, it renamed itself as the Public Officers Union , expanding its membership to include workers in state enterprises, and also ...
The mayor (except in Belize City) acts as the chief executive of the city or town, and allocates portfolios to the other councillors. City and town councils have a wide range of functions. According to the Government of Belize website, "urban authorities are responsible for street maintenance and lighting, drains , refuse collection and public ...
In 2001, Belize joined with most members of CARICOM to campaign for the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice, which replaced appeals to the Privy Council in London. Belize is divided into six districts: Corozal District, Orange Walk District, Belize District, Cayo District, Stann Creek District, and Toledo District. Court cases are ...
There are two cities (Belize City and Belmopan) and seven towns in Belize. [5] As of 2000, the seven towns are Benque Viejo del Carmen, Corozal Town, Dangriga, Orange Walk Town, Punta Gorda, San Ignacio, and San Pedro. [6] City and town councils consist of a mayor and a number of councillors (ten in Belize City, six in Belmopan and the
Presently, there are thirty-one elected Members of the House of Representatives. The party with the majority of seats in the House of Representatives forms the Government, the Executive branch which has direct control of the civil and military apparatus of state and makes day-to-day decisions on the management of those resources.
Emergency management in Belize (1 P) F. Foreign relations of Belize (16 C, 5 P) G. Governors-general of Belize (6 P) H. Heads of state of Belize (2 P) L. Law of ...
Vidal worked as a lawyer in private practice in Jamaica and her native Trinidad before coming to Belize in 2000. There, she joined the Office of the DPP and later the Attorney-General's Ministry as Crown Counsel, and also worked as a legal advisor for the Belize Police Department and as acting Registrar-General.
Ambergris Caye (/ æ m ˈ b ɜːr ɡ r ɪ s ˈ k iː / am-BUR-gris KEE; Spanish: Cayo Ambergris), is the largest island of Belize, located northeast of the country's mainland, in the Caribbean Sea. It is about 40 kilometres (25 mi) long from north to south, and about 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) wide.